Legal Opinion

Giskie v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1888PublishedCited by 6 opinions

EBBOB to the Circuit Court for Green Lake County. The plaintiff in error was tried upon an information charging her with having, on January 2, 1886, wilfully, feloniously, and of her malice aforethought killed and murdered one Peter Armstrong. Upon such trial she was convicted of murder in the second degree; and thereupon she was sentenced to the state prison for the term of eighteen years. To review the judgment of conviction she has sued out this writ of error.

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EBBOB to the Circuit Court for Green Lake County. The plaintiff in error was tried upon an information charging her with having, on January 2, 1886, wilfully, feloniously, and of her malice aforethought killed and murdered one Peter Armstrong. Upon such trial she was convicted of murder in the second degree; and thereupon she was sentenced to the state prison for the term of eighteen years. To review the judgment of conviction she has sued out this writ of error. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.

It is undisputed that the deceased was a boy of about fifteen years of age, and came to his death by a bullet fired from a revolver in the hands of the accused. The accused was at the time about twenty-eight years of age, had separated from her husband, and was in the employ of one Davis as housekeeper. She had a child about three years of age. The house where she lived was a two-story frame building. It was situated near the depot in Appleton, and came up to the sidewalk. The upper part of it was occupied by Davis. From the front door of the house a stairway led directly to the upper part of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Kilkelly v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
  2. State v. BurwellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
  3. State v. ShearWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Loew v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. BreseeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  2. Terrill v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Frank v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
  4. Alvarez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
  5. Sullivan v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898

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